Yankees to place Max Fried on 15-day IL with bone bruise - ESPN

NEW YORK — The Yankees will place starter Max Fried on the injured list because of a left elbow bone bruise, the team announced Friday.

The left-hander underwent an MRI and CT scan Thursday before being examined by Yankees team physician Dr. Chris Ahmad. The club said Fried will undergo another round of tests «in a few weeks [or when asymptomatic]» to determine when he can resume throwing.

The Yankees announced that Dr. Neal Elattrache, a leading Tommy John surgeon, will also review Thursday's imaging, but Fried insisted that it is only for «due diligence.» He said the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow is intact, and he will not need surgery but declined to divulge specifics on a timeline for return.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the team has not decided who will replace Fried in a rotation that has been one of the best in the majors nearly two months into the season.

«Definitely bummed that I'm going to have to be missing some time,» said Fried, who exited his start Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles after just three innings. «But overall happy that it doesn't look like it's going to be anything serious or surgery required or anything like that. Never want to go on the IL and miss games but also understand that the long-term outlook still looks good.»

Fried, 32, underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014, two years after he was selected in the first round by the San Diego Padres. He has missed time for various injuries since making his major league debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2018, including nearly three months in 2023 because of a strained left forearm and two weeks in 2024 because of another forearm injury.

The setbacks didn't discourage the Yankees from giving Fried an eight-year, $218 million contract —